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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5700 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5700 is 2754 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5700
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon HD 7970 - 169 vs 140 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 180 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
140
82.84023668639054%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 5700
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5700
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
110.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
248.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
26.811594202898554%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
47.66505636070853%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Navi | Generation | Southern Islands |
$349 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1465 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 5700 or Radeon HD 7970
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
99 FPS
$13.12/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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